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Roderick Firth

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Roderick Firth (January 30, 1917 – December 22, 1987)[1] was Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University from 1953 until his death.[1]

Education and career

Firth earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard in 1943, and taught at Brown University before joining the Harvard faculty in 1953.[1]

Philosophical work

He is noted for his work on Ideal observer theory and radical empiricism.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Roderick Firth, Philosophy Professor, 70". The New York Times. December 27, 1987. p. 136.
  2. ^ 1964 Journal of Philosophy 61 (19):545-557.